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Of all the things I set out to do with my writing, giving advice was never one of them. I fancy myself as more of a serial opiner rather than an advice giver. I am simply not built for the world of Dear Abby. I lack the compassion and I have a short attention span and, frankly, I’ve yet to come across any advice that can be universally applied to all people (even running with scissors can be justified under the right circumstances)....more

Just like many of you, the events of Ferguson, Missouri, stirred up some difficult feelings. I have such compassion for a community that has moved from being merely frayed to being fully ripped apart. And this tear has traveled from one end of the country to the other....more

Twenty-four days ago I started this little NaBloPoMo project in tandem with Nanowrimo. So basically I’m sick to death of words.But I’ll be damned if I’ll stop with just a week to go. I will blog every day of this damn month. I will continue to add words to my Nanowrimo word count even if what I’m writing resembles something more akin to a bad Jackson Pollock wannabee painting than a lovely and coherent still life that invites you into the story....more

Over the last week I have posted 100 words a day about feminism. Here they are all together. What can you say about feminism in 100 words? The lips, the teeth, the tip of the tongue…There has been a lot of talk about whether or not the words ‘feminism’ and‘feminist’ have lost their purpose....more

Have you heard of middle ground women?Every so often someone from the fashion and beauty industry makes“groundbreaking history” and features a non-traditional model in their ads and campaigns. We’re all supposed to feel quite impressed by their willingness to reach out their hand to “real women”. Brava....more

“I love your boots!”I can’t tell you how many times we have heard that around here lately. Over the last couple of months we have not been on a single errand where someone didn’t stop my son to tell him how great his cowboy boots are. At first he smiled and said thank you–he loves his boots, too–but you can see now that the novelty of the attention his boots are getting is wearing thin....more